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SSAT Upper-Level Vocabulary WordsAbandon - answer Desert or leave someone/something
Antipathy - answer Hatred
Cascade - answer To fall heavily
Dawdle - answer Linger or waste time
Dubious - answer Hesitating or doubting
Flourish - answer To grow well or thrive
Illustrate - answer Explain or to decorate
Liberate - answer To set something free
Optimistic - answer Hopeful
Recalcitrant - answer Uncooperative
Robust - answer Strong and healthy
Taper - answer Narrow or thin
Abbreviation - answer The shortened form of a word
Anxious - answer Worried or nervous
Cater - answer To provide for
Debate - answer To discuss something (verb) or a discussion (noun)
Duration - answer How long something will take
Fluctuate - answer An irregular rise and fall in a number or amount
Immaculate - answerVery clean or spotless
Limber - answerTo warm up
,Opulent - answerVery rich, luxurious or lavish
Reckless - answerDoing something carelessly or without thinking
Rouse - answerTo stir up or excite someone
Task - answerA piece of work to be done
Abdicate - answerTo renounce someone's throne
Apprehension - answerAnxiety or fear that something bad will happen
Cautious - answerCareful
Debt - answerMoney that is owe or due
Eager - answerwanting to do something very much
Foolhardy - answerrecklessly bold or rash
Impasse - answera situation in which no progress is possible
Linger - answerwait around
Ostentatious - answertrying to impress or attract attention
Refute - answerdisprove or prove wrong
Routine - answerprocedure
Taunt - answera remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
Abhor - answerhate
Approximate - answerestimate or guess
Censor - answerto cut out unacceptable parts of something
Deceive - answerto trick someone
Economize - answerto save money
Foreseen - answerto predict
Imply - answerinsinutate
,Lofty - answertall/high
Overbearing - answerdominating
Reject - answerto turn down or refuse something
Rue - answerregret
Tenacious - answerto keep a firm hold on something
Abrupt - answera sudden action
Arbitrary - answerrandom
Chagrin - answerdistress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
Decline - answera decrease in something
Egotist - answera person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed
Forge - answerfalsify
Impulsive - answeracting or done without forethought
Lucrative - answerproducing a great deal of profit
Overt - answerdone or shown openly
Reluctant - answerunwilling and hesitant
Ruminate - answerthink deeply about something
Terse - answerabrupt
Abundant - answerexisting or available in large quantities
Arid - answerhaving little or no rain or lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning
Chasm - answera profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
Decree - answeran official order issued by a legal authority
Egress - answerexit
Formulae - answera method, statement, or procedure for achieving something
, Inane - answersilly, stupid
Luminous - answerfull of or shedding light; bright or shining
Pacify - answerto quell anger, agitation, or excitement
Reminisce - answerto remember
Ruse - answeran action intended to deceive someone
Testify to - answergive evidence as a witness in a law court
Adept - answerskillful
Plight - answera dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
Tact - answerthoughtfulness, consideration
Euphemism - answera mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one
considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or
embarrassing
Pinnacle - answerpeak
Belligerent - answerhostile and aggressive
Utilitarian - answerdesigned to be useful or practical rather than attractive
Ephemeral - answerlasting for a very short time
Smite - answerhit
Corral - answerenclosure
Jaunty - answercheerful
Fiendish - answerextremely cruel
Ample - answerenough or more that enough
Deficient - answernot having enough
Milliner - answera person who makes or sells women's hats
Apiary - answera place where bees are kept
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